Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Busy Bee Serendipity!

Our quilting bee met at Bonnie's house today, west of Boston, where the grass is green and horses roam the fields. She showed us the inspiration she got from Rayna Gillman's new book, Create Your Own Free-Form Quilts. Oddly enough, I had taken both of Rayna's books, the other being Create Your Own Hand-Printed Cloth to show everyone! Several in my guild find Rayna's blog our favorite. Such joie de vivre!

Atara had finished her Secret Garden quilt which is quite a treat that my camera does not do justice. Atara just put up her website! Sometimes there is a delay in opening the site, but it is worth the wait. Click to enlarge photos.

Afterward, I joined Joe for a drive to pick up plants for his new garden. Some are already climbing the trellises. We also stopped at the fabric store where I made a commitment to finish the Round Robin, by buying my first oversized fabric for the backing and the batting to do my first big quilt machine quilting. More first, I need to work on the top using a myriad of Comments from home and abroad.

What a delightful day--fun Bee with beautiful and stunning quilts to feast your eyes upon, and then the excursion with Joe and your good buys! Exciting about the plants already climbing up the trellises--we need pix of that!

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Blogging is fun. It stimulates productivity. I draw, stitch and create with paint, fabric, wax and paper. I like to keep up with friends, share my discoveries and maintain records and memories by posting in this blog. I also enjoy making books and movies that Macs simplify. You can view all the posts for several years here or see my paintings and quilts at my website: http://Lindahicksweb.com/